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Woman: COME SEE THE TRUE NATURE OF MY INSANITY.
WHENEVER I MEET A STYLIST FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THERE IS A LITTLE LEVEL OF INSECURITY.
YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY RESPOND TO.
IT WAS ALLEGEDLY WHITNEY HOUSTON'S.
Man: OH, MY GOD.
Woman: BECAUSE IT'S ATELIER VERSACE,
IT PROBABLY COSTS IN EXCESS OF $50,000.
Man: OH, NO DOUBT.
Woman: I CAN LIKE DO A WHOLE RUMBA THING WITH THIS.
IT IS A GOOD *** DRESS.
IT'S VERY CHA, CHA, CHA.
Woman: HOWDY.
AT FIRST, I JUST SAW HOT GUYS IN HATS.
BUT THEN I REALIZED, OH, MY GOD, THEY MAKE THOSE HATS.
Man: YOU JUST DON'T SEE THIS EVERYWHERE.
YOU JUST DON'T FIND IT.
LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S A GOLD MINE IN HERE.
THIS IS LIKE GOING TO THE SMITHSONIAN OR SOMETHING.
Men: OH, MY GOD.
[LAUGHTER]
Woman: THIS VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE IS A WINDOW
INTO FASHION'S HALL OF FAME.
FASHION TRENDS ARE FLEETING,
BUT ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD VINTAGE CLOTHING IS FOREVER.
Sarah: I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS AND I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS.
DORIS HAS SOME CLIENTS COMING IN TOMORROW.
AH, SOME HAT MAKERS.
AND WE WERE THINKING IT WOULD BE NICE
TO HAVE A NICE SELECTION OF HATS OUT
SO THAT DORIS CAN SHOW THEM
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAT-MAKING TECHNIQUES.
Jascmeen: OK, SO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS
MY COLOR-CODED TURBANS SORTED BY TEXTURE TYPE...
Sarah: THEY WILL BE GETTING THE DAY OFF.
Jascmeen: OK.
I DON'T KNOW WHY,
BUT I'VE BECOME ADDICTED TO HAT MAINTENANCE.
THEY'RE MY HATS.
THEY'RE DORIS' HATS, BUT THEY ARE ALSO MY HATS.
ADOPTED MOTHER OF HATS.
Doris: THERE ARE A LOT OF VINTAGE CLOTHING STORES
IN LOS ANGELES, AND I HAVE TO BE PRACTICAL
AT LOOKING AT WHY I'VE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL
IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Jascmeen: WAH.
AHH.
Sarah: ARE YOU SINGING WHITNEY?
Doris: I WOULD SAY FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY STAFF.
I HAVE AMAZING PEOPLE WORKING FOR ME.
Sarah: I LOVE THAT SMALL HATS THROUGHOUT THE ERA
WERE ALWAYS WORN A LITTLE ASKEW, A LITTLE SASSY.
Doris: SARAH IS THE DEN MOTHER,
BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONE THAT'S PRESENT IN THE STORE
FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
Sarah: WHY DO YOU THINK I PICKED THESE?
Jascmeen: WHY DO I THINK YOU PICKED THOSE?
IS THIS A QUIZ?
SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING!
HOW OLD IS THIS GUY?
Sarah: OH, THAT IS EDWARDIAN.
Jascmeen: I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN, THERE, THE TRUTH COMES OUT.
Doris: JASCMEEN IS A WILD CARD.
Jascmeen: I'M A VIRGO, I HAVE A LOW TOLERANCE FOR MESS.
Doris: I THINK SHE KNOWS WHERE SHE WANTS TO GO.
SHE'S FUN TO BE AROUND.
Sarah: SEEING A LOT OF NEW MOVEMENT TODAY
THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.
Jascmeen: WHERE DO YOU THINK I GOT MY MOVES FROM?
SHELLY.
Doris: SHELLY IS SUCH A FORCE.
SHE CAN ASSESS A CLIENT UP AND DOWN
AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WILL LOOK GOOD ON THEM.
Sarah: THEY'RE ALL BEAUTIFUL.
Doris: NO, THAT HAT REALLY SAYS, "I'M LOOKING FOR A HUSBAND."
Shelly Lyn: CUTE FOR ME, HUH?
I COULD GO TO CHURCH IN THIS.
Doris: THE OTHER THING THAT GIVES ME A COMPETITIVE EDGE
IS I INVEST IN THE FROCK MARKET INSTEAD OF THE STOCK MARKET.
THIS IS A HAT THAT I BOUGHT FOR $300 ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO
IN AN ANTIQUE STORE IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.
AND IT'S WORTH $150,000.
IT'S BY AN ARTIST NAMED SONIA DELAUNAY.
IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS,
BUT I FINALLY GOT A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
FROM JEAN-LOUIS DELAUNAY, WHO IS THE GRANDSON.
SO IN 15, 20 YEARS FROM $300 TO $150,000, NOT A BAD INVESTMENT.
Sarah: I NEED TO WEAR HATS MORE.
Shelly Lyn: YEAH, WE DO.
Doris: IT'S HUGE.
I MEAN, THE EVOLUTION OF THIS BUSINESS IN THE LAST 30 YEARS
HAS BEEN PRETTY REMARKABLE.
AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE IT'S BECOME MAINSTREAM.
THERE. HOW'S THAT?
Woman: WOW.
Doris: JASON?
Jason: DORIS, MY DEAR.
Doris: SO NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU.
Jason: MY NAME IS JASON CAMPBELL,
AND I AM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF OF JCREPORT.COM.
I ALSO DRESS A LOT OF HOLLYWOOD PLAYERS.
YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS STORE FOR YEARS,
AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE NEVER BEEN IN HERE.
Doris: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S THE RIGHT TIME NOW.
Jason: PLEASE, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO SHAUNA MEI.
Doris: SHAUNA, SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
Shauna: NICE TO MEET YOU.
Jason: TODAY I AM BRINGING IN SHAUNA MEI,
WHO IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF AHALIFE.COM.
SHE IS LOOKING FOR A PARTY DRESS THIS WEEKEND,
AND WHATEVER ELSE THAT WE CAN FIND IN HERE.
OH, MY WORD, I'M SORRY, YOU SEE, MY EYES ARE ALREADY TRAVELING.
Doris: IT'S LIKE A.D.D.!
JASON CAMPBELL IS A HUGE
INTERNATIONAL FASHION TREND-SPOTTER.
HE HAS SO MANY CLIENTS WORLDWIDE,
SO A RECOMMENDATION FROM HIM CAN LEAD TO BIG BUSINESS.
Jason: WELL, DORIS, AS I EXPRESSED TO YOU ON THE PHONE,
I'M LOOKING FOR PARTY DRESSES AND EVENT DRESSES ALL THE TIME.
SPECIFICALLY TODAY I'M ALSO LOOKING FOR SOME THINGS
FOR SHAUNA FOR THE WEEKEND.
WE NEED A COUPLE PARTY DRESSES, ESSENTIALLY.
Doris: GREAT, WELL, WHY DON'T WE START WITH UPSTAIRS.
I'VE GOT ABOUT 20 DRESSES AND GOWNS PULLED.
Jason: LET'*** IT. SOUNDS GREAT.
Doris: GREAT.
OK, SO, I PULLED A KIND OF A RAINBOW ASSORTMENT OF PIECES
FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
AND I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW YOU ARE GOING TO RESPOND,
BUT I'LL GET A BETTER SENSE.
Jason: UM, THAT'S A LITTLE POOFY.
THAT'S TOO POOFY.
LOVE THE COLOR, BUT TOO POOFY.
Doris: HAVING A REALLY INFLUENTIAL STYLIST
LIKE JASON CAMPBELL COMING INTO MY STORE
IS REALLY FANTASTIC FOR ME,
BECAUSE HE STYLES A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE
LIKE WENDI MURDOCH, ARIANNA HUFFINGTON.
OH, THIS IS KIND OF FUN AND FLIRTY.
IT'S PARAPHERNALIA.
Jason: OH, MY GOD.
IT IS FUN AND FLIRTY, YOU KNOW WHAT,
AND THE COLOR IS, LIKE, SO HOT.
Doris: PARAPHERNALIA WAS A LABEL THAT WAS AROUND IN THE '60s
IN THE HEIGHT OF THE HIPPY MOVEMENT,
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BETSEY JOHNSON GOT HER START WITH PARAPHERNALIA.
Jason: I WOULD LOVE TO TRY IT, BUT IT'S AWFULLY SHORT.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A TOP.
Doris: HA, HA, OK, WELL, WE'LL PASS ON THAT.
Jason: I'M AN EXPERT VINTAGE SHOPPER.
I USED TO GO TO THOSE KIND OF STORES,
AND I USED TO FIND QUALITY THINGS AND WEAR THEM MYSELF.
THAT'S HOT, THAT'S HOT.
WE LIKE THIS.
AND NOW THAT I PROFESSIONALLY WORK IN FASHION
AND I DRESS A LOT OF PEOPLE,
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.
I HAD TRAINING THAT I DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER TRAINING.
I GOT TO SAY, THOUGH, DORIS, YOU HAVE SOME LABELS UP IN HERE.
Doris: OH, YEAH. THIS IS THE PLACE. YEAH.
Jason: THINGS GOING ON WITH PROVENANCE!
FOR ME, VINTAGE SIGNALS QUALITY.
RATHER THAN, SAY, GET SOME OF YOUR FAST FASHION STUFF,
I WILL GO VINTAGE ANYTIME, BECAUSE THE QUALITY IS THERE.
Jascmeen: ALRIGHT, SARAH, LET'S GET TO WORK.
Sarah: LOVE THE OVERSIZED GIBSON GIRL HATS.
AT THE TIME THEY WERE EVEN MADE FUN OF
BECAUSE THEY WERE SO HUGE.
THEY TOOK UP AS MUCH SPACE AS THEY LOOK LIKE
IN ANY GIVEN SOCIAL SITUATION.
SO THEY WERE REALLY HATED BY MEN
WHERE YOU HAD TO SIT BEHIND ONE OF THESE THINGS.
Doris: A VERY L.A. KIND OF SILHOUETTE.
Shauna: YEAH, IT IS VERY L.A.
Jason: I LIKE THAT.
Doris: THIS, I THINK, YOU'RE TOO TINY FOR.
IT'S A LIFETIME VERSACE.
PEEKABOO MIDRIFF.
AND THEN KIND OF MESH PEEKABOO AS WELL.
Jason: STUNNING, STUNNING, STUNNING.
Doris: BUT IT'S TOO BIG.
Jason: YEAH, THAT IS GOING TO OVERPOWER YOU JUST IN LENGTH.
THAT COLOR.
Shauna: YEAH, I LOVE THE COLOR.
Doris: AND THEN YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS--FABRICE.
Jason: OH, FABRICE, YOU KNOW.
Doris: IT'S GOING TO BE TOO BIG ON YOU, THOUGH.
IT'S A HUGE DEAL IN HOLLYWOOD
MAKING SURE YOU DON'T END UP ON THE RED CARPET
WEARING THE SAME DRESS THAT ANYBODY ELSE IS WEARING.
THAT'S WHY VINTAGE IS THE PERFECT THING TO WEAR,
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY ONE OF A KIND.
WELL, FOR CELEBRITIES ESPECIALLY,
WALKING IN AND HAVING SOMEONE ELSE WEARING THE SAME GARMENT
IS PRETTY SCARY.
Shauna: YEAH.
Jason: THAT'S MY FEELING.
Jascmeen: THAT'S FREAKY.
I LIKE THINGS WITH A STORY.
Sarah: WELL, ALL OF THESE BASICALLY HAVE A STORY.
IN EARLY HAT-MAKING,
THE TERM MAD HATTER WAS NOT ACTUALLY JUST SOMETHING
FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
THE TERM ORIGINATED FROM A LOT OF THE CHEMICALS AND DYES
USED IN THE HAT-MAKING PROCESSES
TENDED TO MAKE PEOPLE A LITTLE INSANE.
RESPECT THE HAT.
Doris: WHOA.
Jason: YEAH, I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE A...
Doris: HOLY MOLY.
Jason: THAT'S LIKE A NO-BRAINER SITUATION.
THE LADY IN RED.
Doris: YEAH, NO, OH, MY GOODNESS.
Jason: DEFINITE.
Doris: I SOLD A PURPLE VERSION,
PROBABLY SAME KIND OF COLLECTION TO ANN HATHAWAY.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS AWESOME
IS THE ASYMMETRY OF THE BACK V.
IT'S NOT LIKE A TYPICAL V.
Shauna: I DO, I LOVE IT.
Doris: IT'S JUST OFF-CENTER.
Shauna: I MEAN, THIS IS JUST 100% ME.
I FEEL SO COMFORTABLE AND REALLY SEXY.
Jason: OK, SHAUNA, LET'S SEE THE CASSINI.
OH, MY GOD, SEE.
Shauna: THIS IS LIKE SO MUCH FUN.
Jason: I LOVE THE SHOWGIRL SITUATION.
Doris: OLEG CASSINI'S HEYDAY WAS REALLY THE '50s AND '60s.
HE WAS ACTUALLY A COUNT,
AND HE'S BEST KNOWN FOR DESIGNING JACKIE KENNEDY'S LOOK.
Jason: IT SUITS YOU REALLY WELL.
AND IT ALSO LOOKS REALLY COMFORTABLE.
Shauna: IT'S VERY, VERY COMFORTABLE.
Doris: AND, SHAUNA,
YOU'RE DEVELOPING A SASSY ATTITUDE WITH THAT DRESS ON.
Jason: YOU SEE THE SWING?
Doris: I SEE THE SASHAY.
Jason: THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE VINTAGE SITUATION.
THIS IS, THIS IS QUITE SPECIAL.
NO, THIS IS REALLY, REALLY QUITE SPECIAL.
OH, MY GOD.
SHAUNA.
Shauna: I LOVE IT.
Jason: IT'S JUST DANCING AND DANCING!
ALL THAT BEADWORK, IT'S LIKE UNBELIEVABLE.
Doris: NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN GALANOS
AS FAR AS AMERICAN DESIGNERS.
Jason: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NOT AT ALL, NOT AT ALL.
Doris: GALANOS WAS MOST WELL-KNOWN FOR
THE QUALITY OF HIS CONSTRUCTION,
THE LUXURIOUS FABRICS THAT HE USED,
AND HIS AMAZING CLIENT LIST.
Shauna: WOW.
IT'S JUST WONDERFUL WEARING A DRESS LIKE THIS.
I'M JUST IMAGINING WHO WORE THIS BEFORE.
THAT, TO ME, IS REALLY INSPIRING.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT I'M WEARING A PIECE
THAT HAS A HISTORY BEHIND IT.
THESE DRESSES, THEY'RE SO EXQUISITE.
I FEEL LIKE A PRINCESS, I REALLY DO.
THIS IS AMAZING.
Doris: COME FOR A QUICK PEEK,
SO YOU CAN SEE THE TRUE NATURE OF MY INSANITY.
WHENEVER I MEET A STYLIST FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THERE'S A LITTLE LEVEL OF INSECURITY,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY RESPOND TO.
BUT JASON GAVE ME A LOT OF CONFIDENCE
LETTING ME KNOW THAT HE APPRECIATED WHAT HE WAS SEEING.
WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SHOW YOU IS OVER HERE BY MY DESK.
IT'S VERSACE COUTURE, ATELIER VERSACE,
AND IT WAS ALLEGEDLY WHITNEY HOUSTON'S.
THIS IS WAY BEFORE SHE PASSED.
IT WAS FROM AN UNCLAIMED STORAGE SPACE THAT SOMEONE BOUGHT.
IT'S CHAGALL.
Jason: OH, MY GOD.
Shauna: OH, MY GOD.
Doris: IT'S A WORK OF ART.
Jason: GO TRY IT ON! CAN SHE?
Doris: SURE.
Shauna: IS THIS GOING TO FIT ME?
Doris: I THINK IT WILL FIT YOU BEAUTIFULLY, ACTUALLY.
DRUMROLL, PLEASE.
Shauna: THIS IS INSANE.
Jason: OK. OH, MY GOD.
Shauna: YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
IT LITERALLY FITS ME LIKE A GLOVE.
Jason: OK, I FEEL IT ON YOUR BODY PERFECTLY.
I WONDER HOW LONG IT TOOK TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
Doris: I SHOWED IT TO A CURATOR FRIEND OF MINE,
AND BECAUSE IT'S ATELIER VERSACE,
I WAS TOLD THAT IT PROBABLY COST IN EXCESS OF $50,000.
Jason: OH, NO DOUBT, NO DOUBT.
Shauna: I THINK I WANT EVERYTHING.
Doris: WE CAN ARRANGE THAT.
WELL, COME BACK AND PLAY.
Shauna: WE WILL.
Jason: I GOT TO SAY DISCOVERING "THE WAY WE WORE"
WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE.
AS FOR SHAUNA, THERE'S GREAT THINGS THAT I SAW.
I THINK I JUST NEED TO GO AWAY FOR THE DAY
AND THEN REALLY PROCESS THIS
AND COME BACK BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.
Doris: OK, BYE.
BOTH SHAUNA AND JASON APPEAR SO ENTHUSIASTIC
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE,
I'M CONFIDENT THEY'LL BE BACK FOR MORE,
AND THERE WILL BE REFERRALS.
Shelly Lyn: SO WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT THESE GUYS?
OR WHAT'S GOING ON?
Doris: THEY'RE HAT MAKERS.
Shelly Lyn: HAT MAKERS?
Doris: OLD WORLD QUALITY HAT MAKERS.
WE'RE EXPECTING THEM ANY MINUTE.
Sarah: WE MET THESE HAT DESIGNERS,
THESE GREAT HAT DESIGNERS,
AT THE RECENT INSPIRATION L.A. SHOW,
A GREAT VINTAGE SHOW,
AND THEY JUST STOOD OUT.
I REMEMBER WALKING BY THEIR BOOTH,
AND AT FIRST I JUST SAW HOT GUYS IN HATS.
SO, OF COURSE, I STOPPED.
BUT THEN I REALIZED, OH, MY GOD, THEY MAKE THOSE HATS!
Doris: AND I SEE THIS GENTLEMAN
WHO LOOKED LIKE A RALPH LAUREN MODEL.
Sarah: THAT'S THE HAT GUY RIGHT THERE.
Doris: OHHH, YOU'RE THE HAT GUY. I'M DORIS.
Man: HEY, DORIS, COME CHECK 'EM OUT.
Doris: YEAH, SARAH WAS TELLING ME
THAT YOU DO A LOT OF THE OLD FASHIONED TECHNIQUES.
Man: YEAH, WE HAND BLOCK.
Doris: I LOVE ARTISANS.
I LOVE PEOPLE THAT DO OLD WORLD CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Sarah: WHEN YOU SAY YOU DO THEM BY HAND,
DO YOU DO THE OLD-STYLE PROCESS?
Man: WE MAKE EVERYTHING BY HAND.
WE EVEN IRON THE FUR FELT BY HAND.
Doris: THEY WERE ALSO REALLY BEAUTIFULLY DRESSED
AND BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED.
IT WAS A GREAT PACKAGE DEAL.
Sarah: I BELIEVE THEY ARE COMING IN TO LOOK FOR INSPIRATION
FOR THEIR NEXT LINE.
THEY'RE ADORABLE.
BE NICE FOR A TREAT
HAVING THE RANDOM STRAIGHT MALE IN THE STORE.
Man: I THINK THIS IS IT.
Sarah: HOWDY.
Man: HEY, GUYS, HOW'S IT GOING?
Sarah: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
Man: HELLO. Doris: HELLO.
Man: HOW ARE WE DOING TODAY? Doris: GOOD. NICE TO SEE YOU.
Gregory: NICK AND I WERE JUST DISCUSSING
HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO OUR NEXT COLLECTIONS
BASED ON CERTAIN PERIODS OF HISTORY
THAT HATS WERE PROMINENT IN.
YOU KNOW, ONE WOULD BE ON RAILROAD WORKERS.
ANOTHER ONE WOULD BE, SAY, ON LOGGERS.
OBVIOUSLY, EVERYBODY'S FAMILIAR WITH THE OLD WEST, THE COWBOYS,
THE GUNFIGHTERS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
Doris: I KNOW THAT THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO BE INSPIRED
BY MY HATS FROM DIFFERENT ERAS
AND THE NUMEROUS DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES USED TO MAKE THEM.
BUT THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT MAKING MONEY FOR ME.
AT THE HEART OF MY BUSINESS IS A PASSION FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE
WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BUSINESS DO YOU DO
WITH WOMEN'S CLOTHING, WOMEN'S HATS?
Gregory: 50/50. Nick: 50/50.
Doris: SERIOUSLY?
Nick: THE LAST COLLECTION WAS, WE DID HALF MEN'S, HALF WOMEN'S.
Doris: GOOD, 'CAUSE SARAH AND JASCMEEN SPENT THE DAY YESTERDAY
KIND OF RECONFIGURING THE HATS.
Sarah: YAY, HATS!
MIGHT RECALL THAT I LOVE A HAT.
THE EARLY HATS WE LOVE,
BECAUSE BACK IN THOSE DAYS IN THE VICTORIAN ERA,
YOU KNOW, THAT BASIC MILLINERS WOULD SELL BASIC SILHOUETTES.
AND WOMEN WOULD COME IN AND CHOOSE THEIR EMBELLISHMENTS
AND THEIR APPLICATIONS.
SO THEY WOULD HAVE LIKE A GREAT METAL FRAME
WITH APPLIED HORSE HAIR, LIKE ACTUAL HORSE HAIR.
AND THEN A WOMAN WOULD COME IN
AND ADD WHATEVER RARE, EXOTIC BIRD FEATHERS THAT WERE...
Gregory: THIS IS AMAZING.
Nick: YEAH, BEAUTIFUL. Gregory: THIS IS PHENOMENAL.
Sarah: YEAH. THESE WERE GREAT.
I MEAN, THIS IS BASIC HAT SILHOUETTE.
Gregory: WE THOUGHT OUR HATS WOULD TAKE A LOT OF WORK
TO MAKE WHAT WE DO, AND LOOKING AT THIS, IT'S LIKE...
Sarah: AND IMAGINING THIS IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD.
SO LOOK HOW STURDY THAT MATERIAL IS.
AND LOOK HOW HANDWOVEN THE HORSE HAIR.
Gregory: THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST LOOKING AT.
IT'S JUST GORGEOUS.
Doris: AND THEN THIS TECHNIQUE
WHICH TOTALLY BLOWS MY SOCKS OFF.
IMAGINE TAKING ONE OSTRICH FEATHER STEM
AND THEN HAND-KNOTTING IT LITERALLY ALL THE WAY AROUND.
Gregory: SO THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TELEVISION
OR COMPUTERS, YOU GET CREATIVE.
Sarah: YEAH.
Doris: I PULLED OUT OF MY COLLECTION OF MEN'S HATS
FROM THE BACK ROOM TO SHOW THESE GUYS.
Gregory: THIS IS THE HAT THAT OPENED UP THE AMERICAN WEST.
THERE WAS NOT A VERY GOOD SUPPLY OF BEAVER IN EUROPE.
IT WAS VERY LIMITED, ALMOST EXTINCT.
BUT THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WERE FULL OF BEAVER.
EVERYTHING THAT CAME AFTER THAT
WAS A BYPRODUCT OF THE FUR TRADE FOR THE HAT.
Sarah: YOU HAVE NO IDEA,
THIS IS BASICALLY LIKE FASHION *** FOR US--
TO HAVE A STRAIGHT-MAN TALK ABOUT FASHION-ORIENTED SUBJECTS.
DOES NOT HAPPEN IN THESE PARTS VERY OFTEN.
[GIGGLES]
Nick: HEY, I'D LOVE TO CHECK OUT NEXT DOOR. CAN WE GO THERE?
Doris: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
Nick: GREAT.
Doris: THE DESIGNER INSPIRATION AREA NEXT DOOR TO MY STORE
IS GREAT, BECAUSE FASHION IS ALSO A BUSINESS OF IDEAS.
WE ATTRACT SO MANY AMAZING DESIGNERS INTO THE SPACE.
SO YOU ARE GOING TO GET A REAL SENSE OF HOW CRAZY I AM.
EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE
EXCEPT FOR MY LIBRARY BOOKS IN THE FRONT.
Gregory: WOW!
THIS IS AN OBSESSION.
Doris: YEAH.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE ANYBODY THAT'S IN THE DESIGN WORLD,
I MEAN, WE WORK WITH VICTORIA'S SECRET
AND MICHAEL KORS,
WE'VE HAD THE LATE, GREAT ALEXANDER McQUEEN,
WE'VE HAD AN INCREDIBLE DESIGN TEAM FROM MARC JACOBS
AND LOUIS VUITTON, THEY ALL COME HERE.
Nick: FROM NEW YORK?
Doris: FROM EUROPE, THEY COME FROM AUSTRALIA.
THEY COME SPECIFICALLY TO COME AND SEE ME FOR INSPIRATION.
SO IT'S PRETTY COOL.
Nick: HOW COOL.
Doris: I DO HAVE A SECTION FOR RIBBONS.
Gregory: THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. I WOULD USE THIS FOR A HAT BAND.
THIS IS AMAZING, ONE OF A KIND.
CLIENTELE COMES IN, THEY WANT SOMETHING ESPECIALLY UNIQUE
THAT ONLY THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE.
THE MUSICIAN CROWD, THE ACTOR CROWD,
THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE ONE-OF-A-KIND THINGS
THAT ONLY THEY HAVE.
Doris: YEAH, MAKE IT REALLY UNIQUE.
Gregory: YEAH, THIS IS WHY WE CAME,
TO LOOK AT STUFF LIKE THIS,
BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T SEE THIS EVERYWHERE.
YOU JUST DON'T FIND IT.
LOOK AT THIS.
Doris: IMAGINE THAT ON A TAUPEY-FAWN FELT.
IT'S ALL WOVEN. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
Gregory: THIS IS GORGEOUS.
Doris: 1920s.
OR LIKE, LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS IS.
Gregory: YEAH.
Doris: THAT MAKES MY KNEES BUCKLE.
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES, ACTUALLY, 'CAUSE OF THE PALETTE.
Gregory: IT JUST TAKES EVERYTHING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL,
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL LIKE THIS.
Doris: OH, YEAH.
JUST THE RIGHT WIDTH, TOO.
I HAVE A NICE SELECTION OF BANDANA PRINTS.
Nick: REALLY?
Doris: YEAH, I MEAN, JUST AS A...
Men: OH, MY GOD.
Doris: BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PROBABLY 1880s.
Nick: THIS IS SO COOL.
Gregory: THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF I'M TALKING ABOUT.
Doris: YEAH, THIS IS THE RIGHT SIDE.
Gregory: THIS IS A PART OF HISTORY.
SOMEBODY WORE THIS.
LOOK AT WHERE IT'S BEEN WORN FROM BEING FOLDED.
WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THE GUY THAT WORE THIS?
WHAT DID HE DO FOR A LIVING? WHERE'S HE FROM?
THAT IS WHAT INTRIGUES ME.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS IN THIS ROOM
THAT WE CAN...
Nick: DRAW FROM.
Gregory: DRAW FROM, YEAH. IT'S A GOLD MINE IN HERE.
THIS IS LIKE GOING TO THE SMITHSONIAN OR SOMETHING.
Doris: LET'S SEE, THESE ARE BADGES AND INSIGNIA.
Gregory: COMING AWAY WITH A LOT OF INSPIRATION, YOU KNOW.
GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU KNOW.
NOW I GOT SOME STUFF TO THINK ABOUT.
ANYTIME YOU WANT A LITTLE BIT OF INSPIRATION,
WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO COME JUST TO LOOK AROUND.
Sarah: YAY, WE INSPIRED THEM!
THANK YOU FOR COMING. DON'T BE A STRANGER.
Doris: IT'S ALWAYS GOOD FOR MY BUSINESS
TO HAVE ARTISANS LIKE THAT IN THE STORE.
NOT ONLY ARE WE PROVIDING INSPIRATION,
BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT WORD OF MOUTH.
AND I KNOW THOSE GUYS ARE GOING TO SPREAD THE WORD
ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.
Gregory: A LOT OF GOOD STUFF IN THERE.
I THINK WE'LL BE COMING BACK HERE BEFORE TOO LONG, HUH?
Doris: SO DEBI MAZAR IS GOING TO BE HERE ANY MINUTE,
AND THAT'S BEEN A PRE-PULL FOR HER.
SO I WANT TO SEE WHAT SHE RESPONDS TO.
Shelly Lyn: DEBI AND I DEFINITELY HAVE
THE SAME DECADE APPRECIATION.
Doris: YOU ARE MORE BOMBSHELL '50s.
Shelly Lyn: BOMBSHELL, YEAH.
I LIKE THE TARTY WOMEN OF THE TIMES.
[LAUGHTER]
BAD GIRL '50s, THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.
Debi: HI, DORIS, HI, LADIES.
Doris: OH, DEBI! Debi: HOW ARE YOU?
Doris: OH, GOOD. Debi: NICE TO SEE YOU.
Doris: DEBI MAZAR IS AN ACTRESS,
AND SHE IS CURRENTLY WELL KNOWN FOR HER ROLE IN ENTOURAGE
AND ALSO HER COOKING SHOW CALLED "EXTRA ***."
Debi: SO COLORFUL, I LOVE IT. A LITTLE GUCCI, RIGHT?
Doris: YEAH.
Debi: LOVE IT.
I BOUGHT MYSELF A PAIR OF SHOES, AND IT'S MY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO FIND SOMETHING GREAT TO WEAR.
IT'S 10 YEARS.
Doris: 10 YEARS IN LOS ANGELES BEING MARRIED TO ONE PERSON
IS PRETTY MUCH A MIRACLE.
DEBI IS A WOMAN AFTER MY OWN HEART.
SHE'S A NEW YORKER AND HAS A MOUTH LIKE A TRUCK DRIVER.
Debi: HE'S SEEN EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE.
OBVIOUSLY, I'M GOING TO PUT ON LOTS OF FABULOUS LINGERIE
AND ROCK IT WITH THIS SHOE I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU.
BUT I WANTED JUST TO BUY SOMETHING,
OR TRY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WAS, LIKE, SEXY.
Doris: SHE ALSO HAS AN AMAZING BODY,
SO DRESSING HER FOR HER VARIOUS OCCASIONS IS SO MUCH FUN,
BECAUSE SHE'S WILLING TO TRY PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING ON.
Debi: SO THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT SLUTTY WITH THE HEEL,
BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEDROOM SHOE
THAT I WALK ALL OVER MY HUSBAND WITH.
BUT I THOUGHT FOR MY ANNIVERSARY I COULD BE, LIKE, HOT.
Doris: OK.
SO THIS IS THE RACK WE PULLED FOR YOU.
Debi: OOH, WOW, OK.
LET ME JUST FLIP THROUGH THESE REALLY QUICK
AND SEE WHAT SCREAMS AT ME.
I'M FAST.
LIKE, THIS TO ME IS TOO LIKE, "HI, I'M IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
AND I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU A PEACH PIE."
LIKE, YOU KNOW.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.
THIS, TO ME, SCREAMS LIKE I'M AT MY FRIEND'S PUERTO RICAN WEDDING
UP IN THE BRONX.
THIS IS FANTASTIC.
THIS IS VERY ME BECAUSE I HAVE A BUBBLE BUTT.
AND THEN THIS KIND OF MOVES NICELY WHEN YOU WALK.
YOU PULLED SOME WONDERFUL THINGS.
Doris: YEAH.
Debi: LET ME SEE.
Doris: SO WHAT SHOULD WE TAKE UPSTAIRS FOR YOU TO TRY ON?
Shelly Lyn: THERE'S NO CHANCE
EVEN ONE OF MY THIGHS COULD FIT IN THESE.
BUT I LIKE TO LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH DEBI,
HER LOVELY FRAME.
AND I REPRESENT FOR THE BIG GIRLS,
THICK CHICK REVOLUTION.
JUST AS LONG AS YOU GET YOUR RATIOS RIGHT
AND AS LONG YOU'RE OWNING IT.
I WOULD RULE THE WORLD IF MY WAISTLINE WAS THAT BANGING.
PRESIDENT...
OF SEXY TOWN.
Debi: DORIS, I LOVE THE COLOR.
THE COLOR IS SO CHIC, AND THE FABRIC MOVES LIKE DIVINE.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S KIND OF WEIRD,
IS THE, THIS THING IN THE BACK.
THERE IS TOO MUCH GOING ON IN THE BACK.
I ALMOST FEEL LIKE IT'S BACKWARDS.
Doris: YEAH, IT'S TOO MUCH FABRIC.
Debi: IT'S TOO MUCH FABRIC.
IT GIVES ME SORT OF DIAPER BUTT OR SOMETHING.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
Doris: YEAH, NO, I CAN SEE IT, IT'S TOO MUCH FABRIC.
I LOVE THE CUT OF THE NECK, TOO.
Debi: OH, IT'S WONDERFUL.
Doris: YEAH, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE POW FACTOR THAT THE OTHER TWO...
Debi: NO, IT'S VERY MIAMI.
I LOVE THE MOVEMENT,
BUT IT'S LIKE A LADY WHO LUNCHES IN MIAMI.
THIS, I LOVE.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER
JUST GETTING FOR MY--ANOTHER DAY IN THE WORLD OF DEBI.
Doris: MM-HMM.
Debi: SEE WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S A *** SQUASHER.
Doris: SO SEXY.
Debi: I KNOW.
HI.
SO...WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Doris: WITH YOUR SKIN, YES.
Debi: YEAH? Doris: YEAH.
Shelly Lyn: THE COLOR LOOKS GREAT,
AND IT'S NOT LIKE TOO MUCH SPARKLE, IT'S JUST ENOUGH.
Debi: BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE HIPS,
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GIVING ME ENOUGH OF A WAIST.
Shelly Lyn: I FEEL IT'S GIVING YOU NATURAL WAIST DEFINITION.
WHEREAS, LIKE, THAT BREEZY, ITALIAN FILM STAR,
KIND OF LIKE I JUST STEPPED OUT AND PUT ON A KNIT DRESS
AND JUST KICKED IT.
Debi: I LOVE IT, YES.
Doris: WOW.
Debi: FANTASTIC. THIS MIGHT BE THE ONE!
Doris: THIS BLUE SEQUINED DRESS IS SO ICONIC.
IT'S BY MADE BY MR. BLACKWELL,
AND IT'S A CLASSIC '60s SHEATH DRESS.
NEVER WORN, 'CAUSE YOU CAN TELL BY THE FACT
THAT IT'S NOT STRETCHED OUT OR SNAGGED.
IT'S IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
NO, IT'S TOO SWEET.
Debi: TOO SOMETHING.
BUT IT'S TOO SMALL.
Doris: OH, TOO BAD.
I LOVE THE DRAPING ON THAT, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
Debi: IT REMINDS ME OF MY GRANDMOTHER.
BUT IT ALSO REMINDS ME OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S CURTAINS.
Doris: I LOVE DEBI'S ATTITUDE AND STYLE.
SHE HAS A WAY OF INTEGRATING CONTEMPORARY CLOTHING
WITH VINTAGE PIECES.
[GASPS] OH, THAT'S IT.
Debi: YOU LIKE?
Doris: HO!
Debi: I CAN DO LIKE THIS AND DANCE ALL NIGHT.
Doris: THIS INCREDIBLE DRESS IS LATE '50s ONCE AGAIN.
Debi: THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE BETTER THAN THE BLUE ONE?
Doris: IT'S DIFFERENT.
WELL, THEY'RE BOTH PLAYFUL, BUT THAT, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW.
Debi: I CAN DO LIKE A WHOLE RUMBA THING WITH THIS.
IT IS A GOOD *** DRESS.
Doris: THE WAY THIS BLACK LACE DRESS IS ACTUALLY STRUCTURED,
IT'S ACTUALLY GOT A CHA-CHA HEM.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED.
Debi: IT'S VERY CHA, CHA, CHA,
YOU KNOW, AND I LOVE TO CHA, CHA, CHA.
SO THESE ARE THE TWO WINNERS.
Doris: YEAH.
Debi: IT'S A TOSS-UP.
I'M KIND OF THINKING THE BLUE'S REALLY FUN AND SEXY AND HAPPY.
ALSO IT'S A GREAT RED CARPET DRESS.
Doris: YEAH, IT IS.
THE FACT THAT IT FITS YOU SO BEAUTIFULLY
AND THE FACT THAT IT'S IN THIS PERFECT CONDITION.
Debi: AND MY BUTT LOOKED GOOD, AND MY *** LOOKED GOOD,
AND THAT YOU CAN'T BEAT.
ALL RIGHT, I LOVE YOU, GOODBYE.
CIAO! BYE, GIRLS!
Doris: SEE YOU SOON.
Shelly Lyn: BAD GIRL '50s IS ALL ABOUT Fs.
FABULOUS, FIERCE, FIT AND FLARE, AND FEMALE FORM.
THERE YOU GO.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ITTY-BITTY WAIST,
THE BOUNTIFUL ***,
AND THE FREE-FLOWING HIP.
SO IT'S JUST BASICALLY THAT SHAPE.
YOU GOT YOUR WIGGLE AND YOU GOT YOUR GIGGLE.
1950s IS BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
GET A ROOM.